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Continental tyre advice

Continental has teamed up with TV presenter and motoring expert, Jonny Smith, to deliver this series of tyre safety videos, all designed to help you keep them in top condition.

This series, which initially comprising these five films, offers you simple, useful advice on important areas of basic tyre maintenance. The aim is to provide you with the expertise to look after your tyres, and to help keep you and other road users safer. This should also help you to save them money, by reducing your tyre wear and fuel consumption.

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How to check your car tyre tread depth

Tyre tread depth is vital for maximum tyre performance in all conditions. Continental Tyres has produced this helpful how to video where motoring expert and TV presenter Jonny Smith shows how to check your car tyre tread depth. As well as tyre tread depth, watch this helpful how to video from Continental on tyre checking.

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How to check your car tyre pressure

Running the correct tyre pressure improves tyre performance, helps it to last longer and increases mpg. Continental Tyres has produced this helpful how to video where motoring expert and TV presenter Jonny Smith explains how to check your car tyre pressure. Got a puncture and need to do a wheel change? Watch this helpful how to video from Continental on performing a wheel change.

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How to check your car tyres

Road safety professionals say a regular tyre check is something every driver should do. Continental Tyres has produced this helpful how to video where motoring expert and TV presenter Jonny Smith reveals how to perform a simple tyre check. In addition to this tyre inspection, Watch these Continental videos on how to check your tyre pressures and how to check your tyre tread depths.

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How to change a wheel on your car

Need to do a wheel change? Continental Tyres has produced this helpful how to video that shows you the ins and outs. Motoring expert and TV presenter Jonny Smith demonstrates how to deal with a puncture, from jacking the car up to the safety dos and don’ts. Prevent a flat tyre in the first place by following these tips from Continental on how to check your tyres.

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Millimetres make metres of difference - why change tyres at 3 mm

You probably already know that the legal tread depth minimum is 1.6 mm. But do you know why safety experts recommend that we change our tyres when they get to 3 mm of depth? Car expert Jonny Smith demonstrates why millimetres make metres of difference.

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Continental AllSeasonContact™ vs. the Snow Road

Continental AllSeasonContact™ visited Scotland recently with TV presenter and motoring expert, Jonny Smith. Filming included a visit to The Snow Roads - the highest public road in Britain - along with a ski resort to test the tyres. The grip Jonny encounters is self-apparent but see for yourself how he got on, and learn more about the benefits of fitting Continental AllSeason tyres.